Our beloved Henry Diltz is being honored this weekend with a Grammy Award. Check out the press release attached below:
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Morrison Hotel Gallery is proud to announce that founding partner and legendary music photographer Henry Diltz is being honored with a Trustees Award on February 4th as a part of the Recording Academy®'s annual GRAMMY® Week. This Special Merit Award is presented to those who have made significant contributions in the music industry during their careers; previous honorees include The Beatles, Dick Clark, Walt Disney, Duke Ellington, and many more.
Henry Diltz has photographed more than 250 album covers and thousands of publicity shots in the 1960s and 1970s, including the iconic Morrison Hotel cover for the Doors. Diltz was the official photographer of the renowned 1969 Woodstock festival and his work has appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, LIFE, People, Rolling Stone, High Times, and Billboard. His candid style of photography has captured images of artists such as the Eagles, Neil Young, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jackson Browne, America, Steppenwolf, James Taylor, Jimi Hendrix, The Monkees, Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, and David Cassidy.
“Congratulations, Henry, on your Trustees Award,” said The Doors’ guitarist, Robby Krieger. “You put together one of the most iconic album cover photos ever, and The Doors will never forget that!”
